1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910144586303321

Autore

Pareek Deepak

Titolo

The business of WiMAX [[electronic resource] /] / Deepak Pareek

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, England ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley, c2006

ISBN

1-282-34617-2

9786612346170

0-470-03529-3

0-470-03528-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (329 p.)

Disciplina

004.62

621.3845

Soggetti

IEEE 802.16 (Standard)

Wireless communication systems

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-311) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The Business of WiMAX; Contents; Preface; PART One Understanding WiMAX; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Wireless Communication: Any Time, Any Place; 1.2 Wireless Networks; 1.3 Wireless Technologies; 1.4 Third-generation Mobile Systems; 1.5 WLAN; 1.6 WiMAX; 1.7 What Next? 4G; 2 WiMAX in Depth; 2.1 WiMAX: Broadband Wireless Access; 2.2 WiMAX Revolution; 2.3 WiMAX: Working; 2.4 WiMAX: Building Blocks; 2.5 WiMAX Technology; 2.6 WiMAX Standards; 2.7 WiMAX ForumTM; 2.8 WiMAX: Regulation; 2.9 WiMAX Roll-out; 3 WiMAX Hype; 3.1 The Confusion(s); 3.2 The 'Ahaa(s)'; 3.3 The 'Why(s)'; 3.4 The 'Oop(s)'

PART Two WiMAX Effect4 WiMAX Solutions; 4.1 LOS; 4.2 Benefits of NLOS; 4.3 Self-install CPE; 4.4 Nomad, Portable and Mobile Deployment; 4.5 Nomadicity and Portability; 4.6 Mobility; 4.7 Spectrum; 4.8 Licensed Spectrum; 4.9 Licence-exempt; 5 WiMAX Applications; 5.1 Metropolitan-area Networks; 5.2 Last-mile High-speed Internet Access or Wireless DSL; 5.3 Backhaul; 5.4 The Rural Broadband Problem; 5.5 3 Vs: VoIP, VPLS and Video; 6 WiMAX Impact; 6.1 Broadband for the Masses; 6.2 Affordable Broadband; 6.3 Moore Meets Marconi: Wireless Applications; 6.4 Expanding Competition: WiMAX



6.5 Get Ready For Disruption6.6 Catalyst to Economic Growth; 6.7 The Road Ahead; PART Three WiMAX Business; 7 WiMAX Markets; 7.1 Market Dynamics; 7.2 Market Types; 7.3 Market Segment; 7.4 Market Structure; 8 Economics of WiMAX; 8.1 Why Wireless?; 8.2 When is Wireless Right?; 8.3 The Economic Analysis; 8.4 The Business Case for WiMAX; 8.5 Business Considerations; 8.6 WiMAX Business Models; 9 WiMAX Opportunity; 9.1 Broadband Wireless Trends: Building Momentum; PART Four WiMAX Strategy; 10 Strategy for Success: Service Providers; 10.1 Understanding Diversity: Service Providers

10.2 Strategy Development10.3 Wireline Carriers; 10.4 New Entrants; 10.5 Alternative Carriers; 10.6 Cellular and Mobile Service Providers; 10.7 New Revenue Opportunities; 10.8 Value Added Services - The Business Imperative; 10.9 Recommendation; 11 Strategy for Success: Equipment Vendors; 11.1 WiMAX Value Chain; 11.2 Original Equipment Manufacturers; 11.3 Chip Manufacturers; 11.4 Dynamics of the Value Chain; 11.5 Recommendations; 12 Strategy for Success: Government and Regulators; 12.1 Making More Spectrum Available; 12.2 Ideal Framework for Spectrum Allocation; 12.3 Reducing Legacy Regulation

12.4 Governments Can Make a Positive Impact12.5 Recommendations; 13 Strategy for Success: Users and Investors; 13.1 Wireless - Investment Picks Up; 13.2 BWA: Industry Matures; 13.3 WiMAX: Bubble or Lifetime Opportunity; 13.4 Recommendations; Appendices; A1 WiMAX Certification Process; Abstract Test Suite Process; A2 WiBro; A3 Proprietary BWA Systems; Arraycom; Flarion; IP Wireless; Navini; Conclusion; Glossary; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

WiMAX holds great promise for the future of broadband communications. Companies and consumers are increasingly dependent on broadband and are committed to taking broadband to the next level with mobile broadband or 802.16e, the WiMAX standard. The Business of WiMAX offers a complete guide to this exciting technology, addressing the critical issues surrounding WiMAX and its future.  The author discusses the need for the technology, before explaining its architecture and deployment, modulation technology, wireless standards, spectrum issues, and network topology.  Applications an



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810550403321

Titolo

Oceans and society : blue planet / / edited by Samy Djavidnia [and three others]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-4438-6116-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (272 p.)

Disciplina

551.46

Soggetti

Oceanography

Ocean and civilization

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

TABLE OF CONTENTS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; PART I; CHAPTER ONE; PART II; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; PART III; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; CHAPTER TEN; CHAPTER ELEVEN; CHAPTER TWELVE; PART IV; CHAPTER THIRTEEN; CHAPTER FOURTEEN; CHAPTER FIFTEEN; PART V; CHAPTER SIXTEEN; CHAPTER SEVENTEEN; CHAPTER EIGHTEEN; CHAPTER NINETEEN; PART VI; CHAPTER TWENTY; CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE; PART VII; CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO; CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE; CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR; CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE; CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX; CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN; ANNEX I; ANNEX II; ANNEX III; ANNEX IV

Sommario/riassunto

""Oceans and Society: Blue Planet"" (www.oceansandsociety.org) is a global initiative bringing together many ocean-observing programmes with a societal benefit focus. It was created in 2011 as a Task within the Work Plan of the Group on Earth Observations (GEO). The Geneva-based GEO is a voluntary partnership of some 90 governments and 77 intergovernmental, international, and regional organisations. It is committed to integrating global observations through strengthened cooperation and coordina...